By: Kelly L.

I thought I had everything planned—a future with my husband and two young boys—but several unexpected blows changed everything. In the midst of a global pandemic, a single revelation shattered my world, sending me on a journey I didn’t expect—one of heartbreak, rediscovery, and an unexpected path toward faith.

In 2020, I was living in the state of California with my husband of 5 years and our boys, ages 2 and 4. Lockdowns were in full force, and I was anxiously trying to control every aspect of our lives.

By: Allie R.

“I love this ministry because when I get asked by a single mom if we can help, I have an amazing community to point her towards.” —
Josh Czufin, Life Groups Local Missions Pastor Life.Church (Colorado Springs)

I grew up in the church as a pastor's kid, and it was heavily ingrained in me always to do everything right. I was taught that my life would be blessed by the Lord if I was as close to perfect as possible. I was not allowed to listen to secular music, and eventually, not to Amy Grant's music either because she got divorced - one of the greatest sins of all time. So, I lived a very performance-oriented life and was highly anxious about being less than perfect.

By: Aubrey P.

At the end of March 2023, I came to the Not Alone group at my church, broken and desperately needing connection with other women like me. Just one month earlier, I had moved out of my house and into a condo after being shocked to discover my husband had been seeing someone else. We had been together for 21 years, married for 16 of them, and divorce was never something I had envisioned for my life. Nor had I ever thought I would become a single mom to our two children, then 13 and 10 years old.